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持 chí

HSK 4 character · 9 strokes · radical 手

Meanings

• to hold
• to grasp
• to support
• to maintain
• to persevere
• to manage

Words with 持

• 坚持 jiān chí: to persevere with
• 支持 zhī chí: to be in favor of

Example sentences

他们坚持让他走。
They insist that he should go.
Tatoeba #333037 by fucongcong (CC BY 2.0 FR)

我支持你。
I'm on your side.
Tatoeba #454506 by peipei (CC BY 2.0 FR)

坚持。
Keep it up!
Tatoeba #5092492 by mirrorvan (CC BY 2.0 FR)

Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).